GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| steep | lofty |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |